Boris Johnson is taking another huge gamble by lifting lockdowns in England. Even he admits it could lead to more deaths from Covid
Boris Johnson is taking another huge gamble by lifting lockdowns in England. Even he admits it could lead to more deaths from Covid
Posted: Jul 18, 2021 4:00 AM
Updated: Jul 18, 2021 4:00 AM
Posted By: Analysis by Luke McGee, CNN
On Monday, Boris Johnson will place English citizens at the center of an experiment that will give some indication of how well a highly populated country with surging cases of coronavirus copes when lockdown restrictions are lifted.
In Johnson s favor, most of the UK s adult population is now double vaccinated. However, while those vaccinations have cut the numbers of people suffering from severe illness and succumbing to the disease after more than 128,000 deaths, the number of cases is rising. There is also scant evidence that vaccines prevent the worst effects of long Covid in those who become infected.
Freedom Day: JD Wetherspoon s Covid rules from 19 July
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COVID-19: Pubs in England to scrap masks from Monday - and standing while you drink is back Friday 16th July 2021 22:00 BST
Pub giants including Greene King, Mitchell and Butler, and Wetherspoons, who run nearly 6,000 sites between them, have promised that from Monday punters will once again be able to walk up to the bar and order a pint - without needing to wear a mask.
“The wearing of face masks is no longer a legal requirement, so this will be a matter of personal choice both for our team members and guests,” a spokesperson for Mitchell and Butler, which owns All Bar One and Toby Carvery, said.
PUB chain JD Wetherspoon has announced the Covid measures that will be in place in pubs from 19 July. The Government has said that most legal restrictions to control COVID-19 will be lifted on Monday (19 July). Since uncertainty remains as to the future impact of COVID-19, Wetherspoon has decided to revert to the successful measures which were agreed between local authorities, health authorities, licensing authorities and other parties, when pubs reopened in England after the first lockdown back in July 2020. However, some of their current Covid measures, such as mask wearing, will be made voluntary for staff and customers. The company will therefore: